Suspect arrested in violent La Jolla heist

San Diego  A suspect in an armed home-invasion robbery in Rancho Santa Fe who was arrested Thursday in Alpine is now accused in another violent home-invasion heist in La Jolla during which shots were fired and furs were dropped on the street, San Diego police said.

David Grub, 43, was jailed in San Diego on Friday on 11 felony counts, including robbery, burglary, false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon and possessing a short-barrel rifle, according to jail records.

The arrests follow an investigation by San Diego police and the county Sheriff’s Department. Grub is also accused in a May burglary at a Pacific Beach home, San Diego police Lt. Andra Brown said.

The La Jolla incident occurred about 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 1. A real estate agent had just finished showing a multimillion dollar home on Hillside Drive when she was confronted by a man who pointed a long gun at her. The robber took jewelry and furs and the agent’s cellphone, Brown said. As he was leaving, he was confronted by the returning homeowner. The robber dropped the fur coats in the road and fired two shots into the ground at the man’s feet. The 76-year-old victim was struck by concrete shrapnel that grazed his temple.

On May 24, a Pacific Beach homeowner saw a burglar walking out the back of his home on Loring Street, near Collingwood Drive, carrying a dresser drawer that had jewelry, Brown said.

In both incidents, the thief fled in a black two-door car, police said.

On Dec. 20, Grub is suspected of bursting into a Rancho Santa Fe mansion on El Mirlo and holding a housekeeper at gunpoint. One robber knocked on the front door while another got inside. Grub is accused of brandishing a gun and detaining the housekeeper during the robbery, sheriff’s officials said.

The thieves ransacked the house of jewelry and antiques, then handcuffed the housekeeper to a door before fleeing in a blue Hyundai Elantra. The woman’s children found her handcuffed and called 911.

Grub was arrested after investigators and SWAT deputies served a warrant at a home on Tavern Court in Alpine around noon. The accomplice in the Rancho Santa Fe incident, who has not been identified, remains outstanding.

The arrest was made after deputies received a tip. A search warrant was also served at a home on Via Vista in Lakeside Thursday in connection to the case.

The suspect who remains outstanding was described as white, in his late 20s to early 30s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing between 150 and 160 pounds. He had shoulder-length, straight blond hair; a long, narrow and thin nose; a gaunt face; and a tan complexion.

Anyone with information about the case can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or sdcrimestoppers.com. Tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.